From the Curator: Spikes and Spines

What is so great about a Mollusk shell having spines or spikes? We could say they are pretty and even spectacular, and that would be true. However, they actually have a very specific purpose in the life of mollusks. Let us imagine we are a Clam (Bivalve). We do not have hands or tentacles that

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From the Curator: Spikes and Spines

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